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martin luther king jr. in the speech. >>reporter: no doubt. it is no secret this is the first african-american secret and he happens to be sworn in on the same day we celebrate martin luther king jr. day. he was drawing if his remarks, in the address, clearly inspiration from both dr. king, abraham lincoln, his second inaugural address we saw flashes of that. he was signaling in the address he is planning to be very aggressive and he believes he has a mandate for change. you mentioned gay rights. he is the first to mention the word "gay" in the inaugural address. he did that. he reprised some of the major themes from the campaign. >> we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking too do very well and a growing many barely make it. we believe america's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. >>reporter: you heard that theme again and again and a lot of the president's campaign addresses throughout the election season. he went on at a time of defici
martin luther king jr. in the speech. >>reporter: no doubt. it is no secret this is the first african-american secret and he happens to be sworn in on the same day we celebrate martin luther king jr. day. he was drawing if his remarks, in the address, clearly inspiration from both dr. king, abraham lincoln, his second inaugural address we saw flashes of that. he was signaling in the address he is planning to be very aggressive and he believes he has a mandate for change. you mentioned gay...
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martin luther king jr. his daughter, dr. bernice king spoke this morning during commemorative service at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. here in d.c., the nation's first african-american president paused today at the statue of dr. king in the cap fall row it ungra dra. earlier he had taken the oath of office using two bibles. one of which belonged to the civil rights leader. the other belonged to president abraham lincoln. president obama made history today as the first president ever to speak about gay rights at an inauguration. and he did so by comparing the struggles of gay americans to what women and people of color have endured over the years. james rosen live in our d.c. newsroom with more on this. hey, james. >> shep, good evening. with this pivotal address president obama effectively positioned himself as more than just a president or chief executive. he appeared at time to be seizing the mantel of the civil rights leader whose birthday was observed as a federal holiday today. the reverend doctor martin luther ki
martin luther king jr. his daughter, dr. bernice king spoke this morning during commemorative service at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. here in d.c., the nation's first african-american president paused today at the statue of dr. king in the cap fall row it ungra dra. earlier he had taken the oath of office using two bibles. one of which belonged to the civil rights leader. the other belonged to president abraham lincoln. president obama made history today as the first president ever to...
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martin luther king day. national holiday now. today's inauguration day. >> steve: that's right. >> brian: here in 2013. >> steve: this is our fifth inauguration we have covered on the "fox & friends" program and during this time slot. as you can see, the sun coming up overt national mall right now as we look from the capitol and the washington monument. at the capitol, president obama is going to be ceremonially sworn in for a second term and there are lots of pomp and circumstance and security that goes along with the day. >> gretchen: we have live team coverage for today's inauguration ceremony. doug mckelway live from freedom plaza. pat starnes live for us at lafayette park. >> brian: with one hour ago when we had the choice of what reporter to take, and carl cameron came in a distant second. it's all going to change for him right now as we just gotten word, carl cameron will go first live from the national mall. carl, welcome. >> let's not talk about me. let's talk about the sunset. the inauguration now, the ceremonial one on
martin luther king day. national holiday now. today's inauguration day. >> steve: that's right. >> brian: here in 2013. >> steve: this is our fifth inauguration we have covered on the "fox & friends" program and during this time slot. as you can see, the sun coming up overt national mall right now as we look from the capitol and the washington monument. at the capitol, president obama is going to be ceremonially sworn in for a second term and there are lots of...
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martin luther king junior day. it will resinate with special added meaning and significance as president owe bhaum is swo-- is sworn in. >>> out of egypt the cairo court is ordering a retrial of former egyptian president mubarek. he is convicted of the up rising and sentenced to life in prison. we have more on that. >>> there were celebrations aof joy today as the judge issued that order for a new trial as mubarek supporters shouted out long live justice. former egyptian president mubarek and top five domestic spy chiefs were convicted last june of failing to prevent the killings of hundreds of protestors who were taking part in the protests. the conviction was overturned as defense attorneys argued mubarak didn't know about the killings. no date has been set for a retrial several others will be on part of that trial who were awe quitted in the previous trials. going forward mubarak will be pending a review. he's facing other corruption charges. it is likely he will stay in jail for the significant and foreseeable
martin luther king junior day. it will resinate with special added meaning and significance as president owe bhaum is swo-- is sworn in. >>> out of egypt the cairo court is ordering a retrial of former egyptian president mubarek. he is convicted of the up rising and sentenced to life in prison. we have more on that. >>> there were celebrations aof joy today as the judge issued that order for a new trial as mubarek supporters shouted out long live justice. former egyptian...
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>> reporter: happy 57th inaugural and happy martin luther king day. welcome to the national mall, beautiful, beautiful morning. off in the distance there are storm clouds and rumors of possible drizzle but people are coming in. strangers are high-fiving, shaking hand. really excited for the second inaugural of president barack obama. this is not supposed to be a partisan event. this is an official constitutional requirement that is supposed to be the nonpartisan. having said that, second terms tend to be rougher for presidents and folks in washington and both parties are aware of that. he has a very busy agenda. he has a year to get that done. after you get to the midterms in 2014 the battle resumes and looking to replace him in 2016. there is a timetable on this and people are well aware of it. president will make his inauguration speech. sweeping proposals where he wants to bring the country into tomorrow, in our future. innagurals are about looking ahead, not looking back. absences are here. mitt romney not attending. the rivals often don't, vanqui
>> reporter: happy 57th inaugural and happy martin luther king day. welcome to the national mall, beautiful, beautiful morning. off in the distance there are storm clouds and rumors of possible drizzle but people are coming in. strangers are high-fiving, shaking hand. really excited for the second inaugural of president barack obama. this is not supposed to be a partisan event. this is an official constitutional requirement that is supposed to be the nonpartisan. having said that, second...
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martin luther king day. president obama and his family went to an elementary school in washington to help with the school makeover project. here you see the president and mrs. obama looking at bookshelf. they talked about the importance of this day. >> this inauguration, we're going to be -- it's a symbol of how our democracy work and how we peacefully transfer power but it should be an affirmation we're all in this together. >> molly: the vice president and his family participated in the national day of service. they filled care packages for deployed servicemen and women. mr. biden says the troops overseas that we remember them. the area around the washington monument there were opportunities for people that wanted to get involved. they could make cards for foster care children, create a mural, learn how to use recycled materials and more. here is what some of the participants said about the events. >> came all the way from las vegas for the inauguration and a day of service. >> i think it is important beca
martin luther king day. president obama and his family went to an elementary school in washington to help with the school makeover project. here you see the president and mrs. obama looking at bookshelf. they talked about the importance of this day. >> this inauguration, we're going to be -- it's a symbol of how our democracy work and how we peacefully transfer power but it should be an affirmation we're all in this together. >> molly: the vice president and his family participated...
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for just the second time in history the inaugural events fall on the martin luther king holiday. we're told the president will put his hand on a stack of bibles, one of them used by the late civil rights leader, the other used to swear in abraham lincoln. joining me is kris wallace. you have been covering, president reagan back in 1981 and be on hand for our coverage. great to see you. i was looking back at president obama's first inaugural address. he focused mainly on all the challenges that were posed by the financial crisis. what do you expect this time around? >> look, it's not going to be quite as much of an unknown. we know the president and he knows us after four years. he got tremendous sense of excitement about hope and change that we saw four years ago, we don't have that same sense of excitement today. we know he hasn't been able to break the partisan gridlock here in washington. he has an ambitious agenda, continue to not deal with the financial meltdown but financial problems, debt crisis, wall street than pennsylvania avenue and how we are going to solve our fiscal
for just the second time in history the inaugural events fall on the martin luther king holiday. we're told the president will put his hand on a stack of bibles, one of them used by the late civil rights leader, the other used to swear in abraham lincoln. joining me is kris wallace. you have been covering, president reagan back in 1981 and be on hand for our coverage. great to see you. i was looking back at president obama's first inaugural address. he focused mainly on all the challenges that...
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i know it happens on a day, martin luther king day, and the markets are closed so they did not have a chance to react to the in your faceness of it, i did not find it that necessarily in your face but he was standing by some things he felt he got elected on but how will it be perceived? some republicans have already said they are not happy. >> he was direct, blunt, and aggressive. this was an address where the president said i won the election, and i am be aggressive in the second term to push my agenda. republicans will not be happy. democrats will be fired up about the idea high could be a bit more aggressive the second term than in the first term. folks on the left are happy he got health care reform done. that he got the stimulus. a lot of democrats believe he did not go hard enough against the republicans in the first time. to become the first president to use the word "gay" in an address or to defend entitlement programs at a time when everyone in washington is talking about debt and deficits, he threw down the gauntlet and made clear, i won the election, i will stand for these
i know it happens on a day, martin luther king day, and the markets are closed so they did not have a chance to react to the in your faceness of it, i did not find it that necessarily in your face but he was standing by some things he felt he got elected on but how will it be perceived? some republicans have already said they are not happy. >> he was direct, blunt, and aggressive. this was an address where the president said i won the election, and i am be aggressive in the second term to...
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martin luther king, jr., this of course being martin luther king, jr. day, the only the second time in history the presidential inauguration has fallen on mld day. first was the of inauguration of president bill clinton. and this is an important day for the obamas and so many who have come to witness the event here in washington. >> . >> bret: what a moment that is. what a moment to use the mlk bible among-- and the lincoln bible as well for the swearing in and this will be the 50th anniversary this year of the march on washington, you know, and the "i have a dream" speech and now we have our first black president and that's one thing americans of all colors felt so proud about four years ago and still do, the progress this country has made, speaking of lincoln and dr. king. >> bret: and he mentioned those moments as he looked down the mall in this speech today, and said, to hear a king proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to every soul on earth, marking that day as well. and to walk out with the house speaker and the house majorit
martin luther king, jr., this of course being martin luther king, jr. day, the only the second time in history the presidential inauguration has fallen on mld day. first was the of inauguration of president bill clinton. and this is an important day for the obamas and so many who have come to witness the event here in washington. >> . >> bret: what a moment that is. what a moment to use the mlk bible among-- and the lincoln bible as well for the swearing in and this will be the 50th...
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luther king. >> well done, but as i said in god we trust, one nation under god out of our constitution, and get rid of it altogether and if you believe what these activists believe, that is that this is bad for our country. but you know, with the president doing the two bibles, mike, i think it's a wonderful thing he's doing it, but if you take the bibles and rip the pages out of them and that's what we're doing in our culture, we still believe in the bible, but nothing that's said within it. it's like a tabernacle with no eucharist, like a church without pews. worship without any liturgy whatsoever and that's what we're doing, we're emptying all of these good things of their meaning and when we do, when we empty them, that topples and-- >> and when you remove god from the equation, again the church is, i mean, rather the state is the final north on everything. there's no appeal beyond the government. and that's what some people want. >> and our founders of our country and the great tradition of the united states has always been-- >> and others in the constitution they have to use the
luther king. >> well done, but as i said in god we trust, one nation under god out of our constitution, and get rid of it altogether and if you believe what these activists believe, that is that this is bad for our country. but you know, with the president doing the two bibles, mike, i think it's a wonderful thing he's doing it, but if you take the bibles and rip the pages out of them and that's what we're doing in our culture, we still believe in the bible, but nothing that's said within...
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luther king's bible. this stack of bibles. i will make my statement about what i believe and look out on this millions of people, this throng and remember this forever. it's not about remembering this forever. it's about what we're going to do to make our country safe over the next four years. and then to say, well, you know, we can't be in a perpetual state of war. it says to me that there is a lack of understanding about the great terroristic threat that we face in this united states. and to say, well, that's the old way in america. it was disconcerting to say the least. >> steve: sure. it was very clear he was going to push his very left agenda. but you know what? there is some on the right who say that this could backfire on him because if you remember in 2009, he took office. he's a democrat. he had the white house. they had the senate and the house as well. they pushed through the stimulus and pushed through health care using a nuclear option and what happened in the mid terms? the democrats got she
luther king's bible. this stack of bibles. i will make my statement about what i believe and look out on this millions of people, this throng and remember this forever. it's not about remembering this forever. it's about what we're going to do to make our country safe over the next four years. and then to say, well, you know, we can't be in a perpetual state of war. it says to me that there is a lack of understanding about the great terroristic threat that we face in this united states. and to...
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obama alleded to the inaugural schedule because it falls so close to martin luther king day and king's family wanted the celebration to be a day of service not a day off. they say the president hopes it becomes a tradition. >> america was about, this is what we celebrate. in inauguration we're going to be -- it's a symbol of how our democracy works and how we peacefully transfer power, but it should also be an affirmation that we're all in this together and we've got to look out for each other and work hard on behalf of each other. >> reporter: now, tomorrow, about 800,000 people are expected on the mall for the president's second inaugural address and a much smaller crowd than the one four years ago and the weather is expected to be warmer than the 28 degrees at the first inaugural, beat the 7 degrees it was for ronald reagan's second. >> that's right. let's talk about where the president is, as he starts his second four years in office even before the gun debate is hammering his approval. 51% approval rating which is really where george w. bush was, it's 19 points less than bill clin
obama alleded to the inaugural schedule because it falls so close to martin luther king day and king's family wanted the celebration to be a day of service not a day off. they say the president hopes it becomes a tradition. >> america was about, this is what we celebrate. in inauguration we're going to be -- it's a symbol of how our democracy works and how we peacefully transfer power, but it should also be an affirmation that we're all in this together and we've got to look out for each...